Great Kills

Please, when is season 2 coming? I randomly found this on Tubi and to my surprise it was addictive. I've binge watched this 2 times in the past week and I wanted more. It's not over the top, done with the perfect amount of dark humor and crime/horror which really made it a solid series. Also from someone who has never been to New York and the fact that Great Kills is actually a neighborhood made it that more trippy. Genius filmmaking, other indie filmmakers need to take note - this is how you make a solid series. Good character development and the last episode really is a cliffhanger. Excellent.

I have been rewatching mockumentaries when this one popped up for me to watch. I am in Europe, and with my VPN, I gained access to a US streaming service that allows me to see old movies. This show is new.

Lucky me. Here we have a film crew following this guy who is a hitman. So... "Man Bites Dog," right? No. It's different in so many ways. It's more like Woody Allen and Diane Keaton following Robert De Niro. Honestly.

The show has its limitations. It clearly had no money. However, it works in its favor if you are patient.

But I have to say, this actor Steve Stanulis, whom I also googled and still don't know of, is a stunningly good actor. This show is off the grid, so where did this guy who plays the hitman come from? His performance holds together eight episodes with ease. There is very little story here, and I applaud the filmmakers for making something out of nothing. But my high score is based on this actor who is on par with any of the great American actors of the '70s. I am not joking. Just watch the show with eyes that understand the limitations. The supporting cast is very good, but there's this actor who is clearly not as famous as say, Stellan Skarsgård, yet there he is, just as good, carrying five hours on his shoulders.

This show might be a bit messy for your average viewer who is used to watching slick productions. However, it is a milestone for the genre, much like "Man Bites Dog" was a milestone.

Great Kills TV series absolutely nails it when it comes to roasting the fly-on-the-wall documentary industry. Throughout the show, they brilliantly satirize the entire genre, exposing its flaws and absurdities in the most hilarious way possible.

The show pokes fun at how these documentary crews often invade people's lives, following them around with cameras while claiming to be unintrusive observers. In this case it's a hit man.

By exposing these aspects of the industry, Great Kills manages to strike a perfect balance between being a comedy and making a serious point about the ethics and authenticity of documentary filmmaking. It's a refreshing take on the genre, and the way they pull it off with great writing and Steve Stanulis's fantastic performance as Tom the hit man from Staten Island is off the charts. So, if you're up for a good laugh and some ruthless jabs at the documentary world, watch this series.

This show packs a punch with its dark humor-exactly the kind of content I dig on Tubi. I rarely come across shows like this anymore. It's exciting, suspenseful, thrilling, and it boasts a compelling storyline that doesn't let up until the very last episode.

Usually, I'm quick to skip shows if they don't grab me within the first five minutes, but this one had me hooked almost immediately. Sure, it has its shortcomings, but considering the budget and the costs involved in producing TV shows, it's a must-watch for me.

The storytelling is also uniquely crafted. It feels like a documentary but unfolds like a crime horror series. Brilliantly clever filmmaking. Give it a watch and show some support!

My first review. I saw this movie because I follow James Merendino on Facebook. I saw a trailer there and thought, meh. I don't always like his stuff. LIke his last movie was yikes. But, I watched the whole show last night in one go. It is fire. It's really dark and funny and very much worth the watch. Even the low budget feel works. It's a mockumentary like the Office, which I hate. But The acting is so real and also so hysterical. The guy who plays Tom the hit man is really amazing. I never saw him before, but he is top tier acting wise. And James is in it as the director. He's pretty damn funny and more or less how he is on his live streams. Like I said. Everyone is good accept a couple of the tiny roles, but they are gone quick and it didn't bother me. I'm bad at this. But I recommend it. I hate most things. I Love this one. (Either the numbers are off or there is an episode missing)